Shift Key dont work

Have an older Compaq nc6120 laptop that we did a clean install of Windows XP Pro. Got all the drivers, etc updated. All MS updates ran.....

The 2 shift keys now decided they don't want to work. I have uninstalled the keyboard and did a restart so system would detect it. That worked fine. But they still dont work. The Caps Lock key does work.

I have also made sure the ribbon to the keyboard was securely in place. I removed one of the shift keys and put it back in place.....Nothing?

Any more ideas? I can't believe it would need a new keyboard when it worked a few days ago prior to the clean install of Windows XP Pro.

Ok, another way to verify that its really the keyboard and not the application you are in is to see if Sticky keys will enable. In order to activate Sticky Key press a shift key 5-12 times in a row. If

The way to get there is to go to HP.com and click on "Support & Drivers" to the right of the HP logo on the top left of the site. On the next page select the green box for drivers and software. This next screen will allow you to type in your product name/number. I used "nc6120" and it took me directly to the laptop page after a few seconds, and then I selected WinXP Pro for your operating system.

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Ok, another way to verify that its really the keyboard and not the application you are in is to see if Sticky keys will enable. In order to activate Sticky Key press a shift key 5-12 times in a row. If this work a window will popup on your screen asking if you would like to enable sticky keys.

If this doesn't work its most likely the keyboard is bad on the laptop. If you cannot try as ve3ofa suggested, you can always plug in an external keyboard from another PC and reboot to see if that works.

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